11:36 PM,
Aug. 17, 2013

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From special dispatches

Continuing her dominance of the 3-year-old filly division, Kentucky Oaks winner Princess of Sylmar registered an easy victory in the 133rd renewal of the $600,000, Grade I Alabama at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday.

Princess of Sylmar, $3, has won seven of her eight starts and becomes the first filly since Hall of Famer Open Mind in 1989 to sweep the Kentucky Oaks, Coaching Club American Oaks, and Alabama.

Backed as the 1-2 favorite in the field of five going 1¼ miles, Princess of Sylmar was never far off the pace. With three-eighths to travel, Javier Castellano angled Princess of Sylmar into ...